Democratic Authority.

Tlic contemptbile and slmneless action of tlie Indianapolis Sentincl in atlempting to destroy the fair name of Mr. Blainc and hls wlfe and family, has been properly cbaracterlzed ly the people and papers generalij', and promptly and manfutly niet by Mr. Blaiue himself. All there is of the whole matter is told lo tlie following letter f rom the son of Tliomton F. Johnson, the principal of the school in Kentucky in which Mr. and Mrs. Blaine were teachers. The writer of the letter is now city civil engineer at Dallas, Texas, and is a highly respected democrat. The letter is addressed to the editor of the Indianapolis Times, and is as follows : In answer to your requcst for a statement as to any facts relating to the slander concern ing Mr. and Mis. Blaine, as pnblished in tlie Iiulianapolis Sentinel, I will say this nmch : This slander was first clrculated at Drendon Spring?, Ky., in March, 1851, by a pernicious scandal monger, a tallor trom Alillersburg in the sanie state, then on a visit to Drendon to collect some bilis due hiin by tlie cadets for suits sold tliem the previous session at Blue Licks. His object in originating this storj' was either to pander to the appetite of young men for such subjects or to gratify some spite he entertained against Mr. Blaine. Mr. Blaine being then absent f rom the institute on a trip to Louisville, Ky., the scandal did not reach his ears or it would have been summaiïly disposed of then and there forever. ïtemalning uncOBtrudicted, although unbelieved in, it was scattered to the four winds of Heaven by the lovers of such tittle-tattle. In this way originated the slander agiiinst the fair name of a most modest lady; witliOttt even the shade of a shadow of fact tn warrant such an insinuatiou. Mr. Blaine remained as professor of Latin in the institution until 1852, my father, the principal, dyingOctober, 1851. Does it stand to reason tliat, wilh even the least possibility of such a story being true, Mr. Blaine would have been allowed to rcmaiu at the institute, or tliat mv father could associate with eucli a man ? As for nivself I can say tliat for four years I knew both Mr. and Mrs. Blaine inliniately, as thoroiighly as any man can know bis mvn biotlier and .sister, living ¦ader the same roof, enting at the same table, memben of the same family clrcle, yet I never even dreamed of such a suspicion. Never was there a more modest and prudent lady than Miss Stanwood ; never :i more perfect gentleman than Mr. Blaine. Wliile I always liked Mr. Blaine as a professor and adinired hiin as a man, yet in politics we differ materially, as mucli eo as it is possible for a democrat to diil'crfiom a republicau, and this statement is not written to advance his cause as the candidato of his party for the presidency, but to vindícate the fair fame of Mrs. Blaine. I close by stating tliat in my opinión, and as far as I know, the story is a false and malicious slander in everv rmrlienhir.